Women's Footy Lions AFLW 2023 (Season 8) Discussion

[Nathan Barley]

Well Nathan that remains to be seen !

How's it looking?

 

[irish]

How's it looking? Good effort Nathan , just saw the score . Tough ask against the crows at home tho, will give you the win

 

[Grasshopper17]

Spiteful by Richmond. I like it.

 

[dlanod]

Adelaide finished 1st. They lost one game - to us.

Melbourne finished 2nd. They lost two games - to the team above them and us.

North finished 3rd. They lost three games - to the two teams above them and us.

We lost three games - and two of the teams have missed finals so far, and if Sydney gets up all three will. So our weakness is games against crap teams, and there's none left! Premiership here we come!

 

[Grasshopper17]

So our weakness is games against crap teams, and there's none left! Premiership here we come!

Sounds like our men's team

 

[Tom14]

10 game season is incredibly unbalanced and unfair. No reason why Melbourne should end up playing 5 of the bottom 6 teams. Desperately need to move towards a 17 game season, and it would be helpful if the league wouldn't make it harder to reach the performance targets to increase the amount of games by scheduling games at difficult times to watch and attend.

 

[blueiris]

Interesting that we're the only team that's beat 5 of the other top 8 teams

 

[briztoon]

Interesting that we're the only team that's beat 5 of the other top 8 teams

Would that be because we’ve played more top 8 teams than any of the other teams in the top 8?

 

[Grasshopper17]

Would that be because we’ve played more top 8 teams than any of the other teams in the top 8?

Almost.

 

[Monkey Daniel]

BRISBANE'S Dee Heslop faces a ban of three-plus matches after being sent straight to the Tribunal, while Lions teammate Charlotte Mullins could also miss their first final.

Heslop has been charged with rough conduct against Rhi Watt during the Lions' win over Melbourne on Saturday night.

The incident was graded as careless conduct, severe impact and high contact, which will see her face the Tribunal with a ban of three-plus matches looming.
AFLW Match Centre

 

[briztoon]

BRISBANE'S Dee Heslop faces a ban of three-plus matches after being sent straight to the Tribunal, while Lions teammate Charlotte Mullins could also miss their first final.

Heslop has been charged with rough conduct against Rhi Watt during the Lions' win over Melbourne on Saturday night.

The incident was graded as careless conduct, severe impact and high contact, which will see her face the Tribunal with a ban of three-plus matches looming.
AFLW Match Centre

Heslop is not getting away from this.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Heslop is not getting away from this.

Doesn't look bad. One motion. Though the tackle that got Dakota 1 week was far worse

Need some leeway in AFLW given the much larger disparity in strength than the men's league and players trying to draw frees

 

[AFLQLD]

I blame ponytails. They seems to make a lot of the motion of tackles look worse. Only partly tongue in cheek because some players are clearly injured in the tackles, but I think the motion of the hair does accentuate the fall and then the sudden stop and makes the contact seem much more substantial than it may be in some cases.

 

[Ad Astra]

The chicken has landed.

 

[BuntonRules]

Scott brothers tackles are not acceptable any more.

 

[Ad Astra]

Jeez they played some good footy on Saturday. Dunne is getting better by the minute. Ellenger sublime. Anderson used her left foot well. Useful touches from Hampson, postlethwaite, Dakota’s pressure was great. Smart shutdown in the last. Their best is really good. We’re stacked for backs but Mullins unfortunate loss. Ruby Svarc really adds something. Hope they can bring that confidence again. Really enjoyable game.

 

[briztoon]

Doesn't look bad. One motion. Though the tackle that got Dakota 1 week was far worse

Need some leeway in AFLW given the much larger disparity in strength than the men's league and players trying to draw frees

If they carry over from the men’s game.

Both arms pinned, player unable to protect herself.

Player slung to the ground.

Player knocked out and/or concussed.

Player didn’t return to the game.

 

[Nathan Barley]

If they carry over from the men’s game.

Both arms pinned, player unable to protect herself.

Player slung to the ground.

Player knocked out and/or concussed.

Player didn’t return to the game.

Definitely not a slinging action

 

[mpal6]

If they carry over from the men’s game.

Both arms pinned, player unable to protect herself.

Player slung to the ground.

Player knocked out and/or concussed.

Player didn’t return to the game.

Not a sling.

The ball bounced off the player as well while getting tackled so it was in play.

What happened when player hit the ground is just potluck sometimes.

 

[Jim Stynes11]

Almost.

Just shows how even the top 8 is. Exactly 15 wins and 15 losses.

 

[Dalions]

Not a sling.

The ball bounced off the player as well while getting tackled so it was in play.

What happened when player hit the ground is just potluck sometimes.

It may not suit the full definition of a sling, but it wasn’t the momentum of the player with the ball that took it to ground it was the tacklers decision to take her to the ground in a forceful manner imo, so she will get weeks.
Plus our lawyers do not have a great record at getting things downgraded or overturned.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Imagine the outcry if a men's player (from say Collingwood) was suspended for 3 weeks during the finals for this. 1 or 2 weeks max, IMO.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Just shows how even the top 8 is. Exactly 15 wins and 15 losses.

Kingy's theory holds up again! Genius.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Imagine the outcry if a men's player (from say Collingwood) was suspended for 3 weeks during the finals for this. 1 or 2 weeks max, IMO.

No chance. Not a high profile Victorian name. Will have the book thrown at her.

 

[rwan566]

Not sure if we have much depth who would come in for heslop?